Zhen Xu;Yohan Kim;Timothy L. Hall;Adam Maxwell;Charles A. Cain
发明人:
Timothy L. Hall,Adam Maxwell,Charles A. Cain,Yohan Kim,Zhen Xu
申请号：
US13874083
公开号：
US20130289593A1
申请日:
2013.04.30
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
An ultrasound therapy system is provided that can include any number of features. In some embodiments, the custom transducer housings can be manufactured using a rapid-prototyping method to arrange a plurality of single-element, substantially flat transducers to share a common focal point. The rapid-prototyping method can include, for example, fused-deposition modeling, 3D printing, and stereolithography. In some embodiments, the therapy system can include a plurality of transducer modules insertable into the openings of the transducer housing. Each transducer module can include an acoustic lens, a substantially flat, single-element transducer, and a matching layer disposed between the lens and the transducer. Methods of use and manufacture are also described.
